Improvement in scythe-fasten ings



0. CLARK.

Scythe Snath.

No. 5,930. Patented Nov. 21, 1848.-

0 e z w 6 fl.

FIG-.JT

UNITE STATES PATENT rate.

OLIVER o AeK, on BRUNSWICK, vonto.

IMPROVEMENT lN SCYTHE-FASTENINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 5,930, dated November21, E348.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER CLARK, of Brunswick, in the county of Medinaand State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inScythe-Snaths; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description of the same, reference being bad to the drawingsaccompanying and making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1shows the under side of the apparatus for holding the scythe, with theheel of the scythe attached. Figs. 2 and 3 give different views of thesocket and plate separate from the other parts. Fig. 4 is the bolt usedin fastening the scythe. Fig. 5 shows the neb, with all its partstogether and separate from the snath. Fig. 6 shows the clasp or loop ofthe neb in connection with the bolt.

My improvements in the scythe-snath consist in a new mode of hanging thescythe to the snath and a new mode of constructing the irons of the neb.

My apparatus for fastening the scythe consists of a socket, a, drivenupon the heel of the snath, made fiat upon the under side, with a plate,I), attached thereto and forming a part of the socket, extending alongthe spot of the snath some four or five inches (more or less) andfastened firmly to the wood by means of one or more rivets or screws.

A screw-bolt (see Fig. 4) is embedded in the wood of the snath in agroove under the plate I). This bolt has a hook-head, d, that is made toproject through a mortise, e, in said plate, in which mortise it can bemade to slide endwise. The screw end of the bolt is made to pass outthrough the end of the snath and socket f, with a nut, 31, on it, actingagainst the end fof the socket a, by which the hookhead (I may be drawndown toward the heel of the snath, at which point there is a projection,a, that extends beyond the surface of the plate a distance equal to thethickness of the shank of the scythe, and is formed on an angle to fitthe shank at the turn, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2. From thisprojection adent or tooth, 9, stands out, which inclines a little overthe plate I), as does also the hook on the bolt, and fits into a notchformed in the shank c, as appears in Fig. 4. The side of the hook dwhich grasps the end of the shank c is triangular, and fits into asimilar-shaped notch on the end of the shank, as shown in Fig. 1. Whenthe shank c is put in its place, as represented in Fig. 1, the bolt isdrawn down by the screw or other equivalent device, so as to grip theshank firmly between it and the dent g, the inclination inward at thesame time serving to press it against the plate b, and holding the partscompactly together. There may be also several notches in either end ofthe scythe-shank for the purposeof adjusting the hang of the scythe withreference to th angle of the blade with the snath.

In the place of the projection g and the hook d, or either of them,there may be movable points pressed upon by either screws or wedges, soas to accomplish the same purpose.

My neb is constructed in the following manner: A clasp or loop, h, topass round the snath, is made of a piece of iron or other metal ofsuitable dimensions, the flat surfaces of the opposite ends comingtogether and having a hole through each. The end of the bolt t'is passedthrough the holes and bent into a hook or eye in such a manner as toattach the two ends of the clasp to the end of the bolt; or a head maybemade on the bolt to serve the same purpose. At the opposite end of thebolt is a screw and. nut, by means of which, when all theparts aretogether, the neb is made fast upon the snath.

The wooden handle of my neb is made in the usual manner. A loopconstructed of a piece of wire may be made to take the place of theclasp h. v

The usefulness of my improvement, as I conceive, consists in thefirmness with which the scythe is fastened, the ease and readiness withwhich it may be removed and replaced and the position of the pointchanged to suit the convenience or pleasure'of the mower, and theapparently increased durability of the article and the great saving oflabor in constructing the neb, as it may be made of iron taken in theform that it comes in from the rolling-mill, without any welding or evenheat- 1n g.

That I claim as my invention in the im- 7 provements of the scythe-snathas herein set forth and fully described, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-- Fastening the scythe to the snath by means of twoprojections arising from the metallic plate b, (one of which beingmovable they are made to grasp the scythes shank in such a manner as toconfine it firmly between them and upon the plate b,) and attaching itto a snath of any approved form or construction, substantially as hereinspecified, or any mode or means analogous thereto.

OLIVER CLARK. Witnesses:

JOHN CLARK, N. D. MEACHAM.

